PinkFloyd’s seminal work ‘Echoes’ was created by the band in a conscious desire to use a freeform jamming approach to composing new material. Accordingly they ended up with more than 20 pieces of music, of which this is one. All the pieces were originally called ‘Nothing’, and the collation therefore ‘Nothing, Parts 1-24’, followed by ‘Son Of Nothing’ and ‘Return of the Son of Nothing;’ before Roger Waters’ lyrics were added and the final work dubbed ‘Echoes’.

The famous ‘ping’ at the start of this piece was retained for the final version of Echoes, and was created by running an acoustic piano through a Leslie rotating speaker cabinet, more commonly used in conjunction with a Hammond organ.

Credits:Composed by David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Roger Waters & Richard WrightProduced by PinkFloydRecorded as part of the ‘Meddle’ sessions, 1971Animation by Ian EmesCreative Director Aubrey Powell/Hipgnosis

1. Point Me At The Sky2. It Would Be So Nice3. Julia Dream4. Careful With That Axe, Eugene5. Song 1 (Live, Los Angeles, 1968)6. Roger's Boogie (Live Los Angeles, 1968)7. Murderotic Woman (Careful With That Axe, Eugene) (BBC Radio Session)8. The Massed Gadgets Of Hercules (A Saucerful Of Secrets) (BBC Radio Session)9. Let There Be More Light (BBC Radio Session)10. Julia Dream (BBC Radio Session)11. Point Me At The Sky (BBC Radio Session)12. Embryo (BBC Radio Session)13. Interstellar Overdrive (BBC Radio Session)

1. DVD/Blu-ray: Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun & David Gilmour interview (Live, Paris, 1969)2. DVD/Blu-ray: A Saucerful Of Secrets (Live, Paris, 1969)3. DVD/Blu-ray: The Man & The Journey London, rehearsal, 1969: Afternoon, The Beginning, Cymbaline, Beset By Creatures Of The Deep, The End Of The Beginning (A Saucerful Of Secrets)4. DVD/Blu-ray: Careful With That Axe, Eugene (Live, Essen, 1969)5. DVD/Blu-ray: A Saucerful Of Secrets (Live, Essen, 1969)6. DVD/Blu-ray: Green Is The Colour (Live, Belgium, 1969)7. DVD/Blu-ray: Careful With That Axe, Eugene (Live, Belgium, 1969)8. DVD/Blu-ray: Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun (Live, Belgium, 1969)9. DVD/Blu-ray: Interstellar Overdrive with Frank Zappa

1. On The Highway (Zabriskie Point Remix)2. Auto Scene Version 2 (Zabriskie Point Remix)3. The Riot Scene (Zabriskie Point Remix)4. Looking At Map (Zabriskie Point Remix)5. Take Off (Zabriskie Point Remix)6. Embryo (BBC Radio Session, 16 July 1970)7. Atom Heart Mother (Live In Montreux, 21 November 1970)8. Nothing Part 149. Childhood's End (2016 Remix)10. Free Four (2016 Remix)11. Stay (2016 Remix)

Set across 2 CD’s, Cre/ation The Early Years 1967 ? 1972 charts the evolution of the band and bears witness to their part in cultural revolutions, from their earliest recordings and studio sessions to the years prior to the release of The Dark Side Of The Moon, one of the biggest selling albums of all time.

From the single Arnold Layne to the 24-minute epic Echoes, fans will see the invention of psychedelic progressive rock via an insightful collection that explores the Pink Floyd story from the time Roger Waters, Richard Wright, Nick Mason and Syd Barrett met at London’s Regent Street Polytechnic, through to Syd’s departure and David Gilmour joining to form the iconic lineup.